Elton John - Rocket man
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Capo at 3rd, transpose +3,(or leave like this to sing with baritones!)
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EmShe packed my bags last night pre-fAlight, zEmero hour, nine AA.M.
CAnd I'm gonna be G/Bhigh,Am G as a kite by D/F#then
EmI miss the earth so much, I miAss my wife, Emit's so lonely out in spAace
COn such a tG/Bime- Amless GflightD/F# D/A D
GAnd I think it's gonna be a long, long tCime 'till touch down brings me round again to fGind
I'm not the man they think I am at hCome, oh no, no, G/Bno, I'm a roAcket man
C G (=C) C
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone
Chorus X1
EmMars ain't the kind of place to rAaise your kids, Emin fact it's cold as hAell
CAnd there's no one tG/Bhere to rAmaise them,G if you D/F#did
EmAnd all this science I don't uAnderstand, Emit's just my job, five days a weAek
A rocket mCanG/B, Am G a rocket mD/F#an D/A D
Chorus [x2 again]
C G (=C)
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time (repeat and fade)
(for =C, hammer on and pull off the C chord while leaving the G bass note)